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Unknown Quantity A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra

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ISBN-10: 030909657X

ISBN-13: 9780309096577

Edition: 2006

Authors: John Derbyshire

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 6/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 390
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.34" tall
Weight: 1.870
Language: English

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